The World of Metals

A common metal we use for many things (like scissors, knives, etc.).

• gold

• copper

• steel

• iron

A rare metal that is yellow & shiny.

• copper

• gold

• silver

• tungsten

A reddish looking metal we use a lot for making wires.

• copper

• steel

• iron

• silver

A rare metal that is grey and shiny.

• gold

• copper

• steel

• silver

A very hard metal that is used to make tanks.

• gold

• aluminum

• tungsten

• steel

A lightweight metal used to make airplanes.

• aluminum

• steel

• tungsten

• copper

When we heat a metal that change is...

• ...reversible.

• ...irreversible.

We can make iron stronger by...

• ...heating it.

• ...cooling it.

• ...adding other materials to it.

• ...removing other materials from it.

Metals are conductive.

• true

• false

It's easy to bend metals.

• true

• false